A.
Permit required. No licensed disposer shall dispose of septage at any location in the City's sewerage system without a permit from the Utility Manager.
C.
Permit process.
(1)
Initial review. During August of each year, the Utility Manager shall evaluate and establish the total allowable amount of and the general conditions for septage disposal in the City's sewerage system for the upcoming permit term.[2]
(2)
Application required.
(a)
Each licensed disposer which desires to dispose of septage in the City sewerage system shall submit to the Utility Manager a written application for a permit. A nonrefundable annual filing fee as set by the Common Council shall accompany the application.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See Fee Schedule on file at the City Clerk's office.
(b)
Application forms for the disposal of septage shall be available at the wastewater treatment plant.
(3)
Submittal and review of application. A licensed disposer may file an application for a permit any time during the year. Within 30 days after an application is filed, the Utility Manager shall approve or reject it. For each application approved, the Utility Manager shall deliver to the corresponding licensed disposer, within 15 days of approval, a permit effective on the date of issuance. The Utility Manager shall notify each affected licensed disposer of a rejection within 15 days of the action.
(4)
Rejection of application. The Utility Manager shall reject an application for disposal of septage by a licensed disposer if:
(a)
Treatment of the licensed disposer's proposed septage would cause the City's sewerage system to exceed its operating design capacity or to violate any applicable effluent limitations or standards, water quality standards, or any other applicable requirements, including court orders or state or federal statutes, rules, regulations or orders.
(b)
The licensed disposer's proposed septage is not compatible with the City's sewerage system.
(c)
In previous years, the licensed disposer has repeatedly failed to comply with material provisions of the City's septage disposal rules or of the disposal plan prepared for the licensed disposer.